Improvement in gauges for the construction of seat-cushions



tendit gunna anni @ifm Letters Patent No. 111,892, dated February 14,1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN GAUGES FOR THE CQNSTRUCTION OF SEATCUSHIONS.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may conce/rn Beit known that I, JOHN H. WILLIAMS, ofPleastnt Hill, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, nave invented anew and valuable Improvement in Cushions; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description of theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawing making a part of `this specification, and to the lettersand iiguresot reference marked thereon. l

Figure 1 of the drawing is a representationl of my machine in plan View;and

Figure 2 is an enlarged side view of one end thereof.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a device for measuring carriage or buggy-seats, so as to out, form,and make cushions for the same.

In order to enable others smiled in the art to which my inventionappertains to malte and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing.

A represents the lengthening-har, which serves to give length to thecushion.

This bar is grooved longitudinally on one or both sides for thereception of sliding bars, B B, which govern the working of thespreading-irons C C, to give width to the cushion, two of these ironsbeing pivoted at the outer end of each sliding bar.

The bar A passes through two sliding gauges, E E, said gauges beingsecured at any length or width by means ot' thumb-screws, a lt. Thesethumb-screws at the same time secure the sliding bars 15 B in place.

On each side of each gauge E is pivoted or hinged un arm, D, the outerend of which is turned downward'and then continues for a short distancein the same direction as the main portion of the arm.

Each of 'the spreading-irons C is hinged or pivoted to thc correspondingarm D, at the outer end of the same, before it commences to curvedownward, as just mentioned.

In the arms D D, at the outer ends, before they ted to receive thethumb-screws d d, which pivot and secure tapering irons H H, at theouter ends of which -are secured soft-metal pieces, J J, to take theimpression of a concave or anyT other shape required. 'lhese metalpieces are intended to be secured by screws. i

I is a slotted iron to get the shape where a seat is made beveling inthe front or back, said irons being secured by screw-bolts to thesliding gauges E. Y

The arms D D are so shaped at each end or corner as to take aboutone-half the thickness of the cushion, while the beveling-irons d? Ftake the other half.

This machine is also so constructed as to make half a cushion by flaringone end and squaring the other.

Having thus fullydscribed my invention,

XVhat I claimasuiew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the grooved bar A with the sliding hars B B,slides E E, pivoted arms D D, spreading-arms C C, adjustablebeveling-guides F F, and softmetal corners J J, when constructedsubstantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In combination with the elements of the above claim, the adj ust-ablearm I, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of twoy witlleSSeS.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS.

Vitnesses NATHANIEL HILL, SIDNEY G. S. BARTON.

